diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/taskwarrior/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/taskwarrior/default.nix
index b3f26c87c50e..ee781c75e693 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/taskwarrior/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/taskwarrior/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,37 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, libuuid, gnutls }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, libuuid, gnutls, python3, bash }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "taskwarrior";
-  version = "2.5.2";
+  version = "2.5.3";
 
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "GothenburgBitFactory";
-    repo = "taskwarrior";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0jv5b56v75qhdqbrfsddfwizmbizcsv3mn8gp92nckwlx9hrk5id";
-    fetchSubmodules = true;
-  };
+  srcs = [
+    (fetchurl {
+      url = " https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskwarrior/releases/download/v${version}/${sourceRoot}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "0fwnxshhlha21hlgg5z1ad01w13zm1hlmncs274y5n8i15gdfhvj";
+    })
+    (fetchurl {
+      url = "https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskwarrior/releases/download/v${version}/tests-${version}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "165xmf9h6rb7l6l9nlyygj0mx9bi1zyd78z0lrl3nadhmgzggv0b";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  sourceRoot = "task-${version}";
+
+  postUnpack = ''
+    mv test ${sourceRoot}
+  '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake libuuid gnutls ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+  preCheck = ''
+    find test -type f -exec sed -i \
+      -e "s|/usr/bin/env python3|${python3.interpreter}|" \
+      -e "s|/usr/bin/env bash|${bash}/bin/bash|" \
+      {} +
+  '';
+  checkTarget = "test";
+
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p "$out/share/bash-completion/completions"
     ln -s "../../doc/task/scripts/bash/task.sh" "$out/share/bash-completion/completions/task.bash"
@@ -28,6 +46,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://taskwarrior.org";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ marcweber ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }